Former insurgents celebrate 25 years of peace

Majlis Ulangtahun 25 Tahun Perjanjian Damai yang diadakan di Hatyai. Ulangtahun kali ini menubuhkan Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertama Gabungan Persatuan Pendamaian Thailand

Days before the commemoration event was held, Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi again rejected the CPM's request to repatriate Chin Peng's ashes to his hometown in central Malaysia. He said the demand was impossible, as the CPM was responsible for a brutal insurgency during and after the country's fight against colonialism.

Li Xue Zhi, a representative for the 21st Century Malaysia Friendship Association, denounced Kuala Lumpur for violating the peace accord by refusing to allow Chin Peng's ashes to be returned home, accusing the Malaysian government of "twisting" the history of the CPM. - Bangkok Post, see more